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potatoes promise much better results than were secured from early ones. 

 Apples have dropped badly, and will be a light crop ; other fruits fair. 

 Pasturage is badly dried up, and rain is also needed for the water sup- 

 ply. The oat acreage is large, but the yield is not heavy. But little 

 is done along market-garden lines. Less than the usual amount of 

 seeding has been done up to date. 



Buckland (Eugene D. Griswold). — Indian corn is looking well. 

 There will be a fair crop of rowen, perhaps a bit below the average. 

 The prospect is good for late potatoes, with neither blight nor rot as 

 yet. Acreage of tobacco about average, and condition good. Apples 

 will be less than an average crop; other fruits about as usual. Pas- 

 turage is in good condition. About the usual amount of oats and bar- 

 ley are raised, and they are of good quality. Late market-garden 

 crops are in good condition. 



Shelburne (W. J. Purrington). — Corn is looking well, but is two 

 weeks later than usual. The prospect for rowen is very poor, owing 

 to dry weather. There will be a very light crop of late potatoes. 

 The apple crop promises to be very good. Pastures are very short, 

 because of dry weather. No oats or barley are grown in this town. 



Whately (C. L. Crafts) . — Indian corn is growing rapidly, and will 

 give a better crop than was expected. There will be about one-fourth 

 of a normal yield of rowen. Some fields of late potatoes will give ex- 

 cellent yields; no blight or rot. There is about the usual acreage of 

 tobacco, and the crop is one of the finest ever grown. There will be 

 fair yields of apples, pears, peaches, grapes and quinces. The dry 

 weather affected pastures badly, and feed is in poor condition. Oats 

 are not as good crops as usual. Late market-garden crops are below 

 the usual average. Tobacco harvesting is now going on, and good 

 help is scarce. 



Sunderland (Geo. F. Smith). — Corn is looking well now, and 

 promises a normal crop. Rowen is good on new seeding on rich, moist 

 soil; otherwise, a failure. Late potatoes look well, with no blight or 

 rot as yet. Tobacco is much improved since the rains, and promises 

 better than an average crop. Apples will be a light yield; pears and 

 grapes fair. Feed in pastures is rather short, but fresh and good. 

 Oats and barley are little grown. Late market-garden crops are good, 

 but mature later than in some years. The onion crop is better than 

 promised a month ago, but not as large a yield as expected; 50 cents 

 per bushel is offered for future delivery. 



Northfield (T. R. Callender). — Indian corn is looking well, except 

 on dry ground, and promises an average crop. Rowen will give about 

 two-thirds of a normal crop. The prospect is poor for late potatoes; 

 very little blight, but some leaf burn. There is about the usual 

 acreage of tobacco, and the crop promises fairly well. Fruit is below the 

 average. Pasturage is badly in need of rain. Late market-garden 

 crops are but little grown here. 



